Chocolate News

Oakdale, CA

Fri., Feb. 1 was the last day for employees and chocolate at the Hershey plant in Oakdale, CA which opened in 1965. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were the last product to be produced.

Employees got their severance packages and are ending 20-50 years of service to Hershey’s. 85 employees will continue for another 2 weeks, cleaning and removing equipment.

Hershey closed the Oakdale plant, along with five others in the United States and Canada, as part of a restructuring plan to shift some chocolate production to a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The candy maker cut about 3,300 jobs from its North American work force.

Source: / http://www.modbee.com/local/pmupdates/story/198455.html

Love: Chocolate Style

A study in the “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,” indicated that adding half an ounce of dark chocolate or four and one-half tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder to an average American diet increases antioxidant about 4 percent. Chocolate can also temper the harmful effects of the bad LDL cholesterol, according to the report.

Chocolate contains some of the health-promoting phytochemicals that vegetables and fruit do, but that doesn’t mean its part of this “five-a-day” food group. Small amounts of chocolate may offer enough phytochemicals to make a difference, but they certainly won’t satisfy hunger very well.

Bottom line: Enjoy chocolate in small portions without guilt. Two or three small dark chocolate candies, eaten slowly and savored, will add a smaller calorie and fat load than a small plate of cookies or a bag of chips.

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Seasonal news from House of Fraser

AUTUMN/WINTER FASHION TREATS

Get ready for a season of directional fashion trends from House of Fraser’s womens and menswear collections. Exclusive brands Linea, Untold, Therapy and Heritage focus on a strong, elegant and über-glamorous woman for Autumn/Winter, while Glacier and Urban Storm offer casual, laid-back looks for men. All that’s required is a supercool attitude.

HERITAGE

House of Fraser’s exclusive Heritage label combines a sense of traditional understated elegance with a refined quality and grown-up appeal. From updated classics such as long line knitwear, pussy bow blouses and two-tone cardigans to lady-like handbags, pearls, gloves and fine cotton hosiery, the Heritage range will add a very distinctive English tone to your wardrobe. http://www.houseoffraserclub.co.uk/womenswear-trends/heritage

GLACIER

For House of Fraser’s fashion forward menswear label Glacier, the great outdoors is the focus. Heavy knit cardigans, chunky fold-down lapels, icy white shirting, smart skinny trousers, casual dark scoop neck t-shirts, and relaxed vintage fine leather jackets epitomize the trend’s juxtaposition of outdoor living with a contemporary style.

http://www.houseoffraserclub.co.uk/menswear-trends/glacier

URBAN STORM

A dressed-down wearable collection of vintage workwear favourites. Heavy gauge lumberjack coats in textured cotton are worn with utilitarian denim for a modern feel. Chunky cable knit sweaters and herringbone jackets with functional pocket styling add a contemporary edge to the trend.

There are always new fashion ideas and trends waiting to be discovered. And the most economical and convenient way to navigate to its source is online. No car parking fees, traffic jams, road hogs, and, customers breathing impatiently down your neck in endless ques.

Here you will find enough information on exciting designer brands and a few new discoveries to motivate your further investigation. Today made easy with the advent of internet.

All the information you desire is literally at your fingertips.

A very brief history

The first cufflinks appeared in the early 17th century. They were an original alternative to ribbons and lace to retain handles. Considering at the beginning as a personal adornment, it was reserved to the high social class population.

In the 19th century, during the Industrial Revolution, the development of precious metal electroplating afforded the masses to get cufflinks in their wardrobe.

A wide variety of mechanisms for open and closing cufflinks appeared: the classic chain is replaced by the flip-hinge. Jewellers like Cartier and Tiffany crafted work of art cufflinks in mother of pearl, crystal; precious stones…These famous fashion names establish cufflinks as the essential accessory for men. Mirror of our history, cufflinks espouse centuries through various designs: art deco at the end of 19th century, extravagant in the period 1940-1950, eccentric in 1960 with Hollywood stars and whimsical today.

New Discoveries

New…Ted Baker on a continuous improvement path have introduced a range of new cufflinks as an extension to its distinctive suiting, best known for the trademark lining and traditional tailoring in a contemporary

If you are running a clothing retail store or a boutique, here is good news for you. Nowadays, you are able to source cheap yet trendy clothes for your business, from some of the wholesale fashion clothing stores online. Whether you are looking for junior wholesale clothing or you want to buy wholesale dresses, there are a lot of clothing suppliers who are able to provide you with the exact preferences of your customers. If you want to be successful in fashion business, the best targeted consumer is, of course, to women. This is because of the fact that the females love to shop for clothing in retail or online. Buying clothes are not considered only as a necessity of living for them, women purchase clothes is mostly because they want to be “fashionable”. There are few ladies who prefer to be caught wearing sloppy tees and sweatpants. In fact, there are specific stylish exercising outfits.

If you are catering to women customers, you should shop for wholesale women’s apparel. You will be able to find a lot of clothing suppliers when you lookout for cheap ladies wholesale clothing. Some of these manufacturers are based within the country. However, you will be able to find the best deals when you shop at Asian fashion wholesale companies. One of these fashion wholesale manufacturers from Asia is CausewayMall, which is found in Hong Kong. Rightfully so, the company sells wholesale fashion clothing which is based on Hong Kong fashion. What is more, it offers Japan & Korea fashion clothing. Some of the designs and styles of the clothes they sell are based on or inspirited from fashion magazines; those styles are mostly up to date. If you want your customers to keep on sourcing at your boutique for the trendiest fashionable items,

Orange-colored custom jeans which once belonged to Michael Jackson are now to be auctioned off. Jeans pants worn by Michael Jackson in his last film “This is it” can become one of the most expensive lots of the auction according to the organizers.

Auction house Nate D. Sanders announced selling famous orange-colored custom design jeans of the king of pop Michael Jackson he used to wear together with a sports jacket and a hat in the dancing scenes of his last film “This is it”. The film was presented soon after Michael’s death and became a hit in many countries, beating the records of box office fot the films of this genre.

Nate D. Sanders auction house specializes on the sells of items which once belonged to celebrities. According to the auction house representatives, the gloves worn by the king of pop used to cost about 0-420 thousand, that is why tailor jeans worn by Michael Jackson will probably become one of the most expensive lots of the auction.

How do the perfect jeans look like? This question bothers fashion industry for a long time already and today designer Willi Bogner seems to find the ingredients for an optimal custom jean pair. They should have a top-fashionable cut, follow the latest trends, fit perfectly, suit individual figure lines of the person wearing them and have a high-quality finishing. That is why jeans by Bogner label are presented this season in a stretch variant, which gives the woman a not reached until now level of elasticity, and thus unlimited freedom of movements. These custom tailored jeans follow every single movement of the body and are not too tight even in the so-called critical places like waist and thighs. Thanks to the special stretch material these jeans

Internet brings along with it a horde of advantages. And from the list of plenty, as a facilitator of the latest in news and views, internet’s role of a corner store serving daily dose of the information to millions worldwide certainly notches as one of the most popular amongst all.

As a path breaking media channel of the 21st century, the internet has not only revolutionised how people do business now, but has also changed the whole face of social integration. As a virtual counterpart to the already established medium of giving news, internet wields immense potential for development. Taking the conventional cue from the print media and the electronic media, the online media has brought about a new way of offering news to the alert and the concerned. Displaying the same news on their websites to incite a similar intensity among the viewers, many online news channels have made their presence felt in recent times. What’s interesting and quite commendable is the fact that even Hindi news websites have come up, some as online divisions of already existing Hindi television news channels as well as some new players in the marquee. These news websites have the complete professional getup of a media house with snippets of the mains news running in grids through the homepage with special emphasis on the breaking news running like tickers mostly.

It has been seen from various surveys conducted on online news websites that people find the existence of such sites really helpful to keep up with what’s happening in the society. People especially engaged in corporate houses, without much room or time to catch up with sporadic news through the day through newspapers or television can hit up on these sites through the internet. With most

Breguet watches are amongst the most beautiful and luxurious watches in the world. Breguet watches are real great. But the price is so high. There are many replica breguet watches in the market. Why so many breguet replica watches in the market? Because the breguet brand is one of the oldest watch brand.
The history of horology in the 18th century would not be complete without the probably greatest genius of watchmaking that ever lived, Abraham Louis Breguet.
If Breguet holds a special place in our cultural heritage, it is because its founder, A.-L. Breguet (1747-1823), set the standard by which all fine watchmaking has since been judged. Today, his heirs at Breguet still make each watch as a model of supreme horological art.
A.-L. Breguet was born in Neuchâtel, but it was in Paris that he spent most of his productive life. No aspect of watchmaking escaped his study, and his inventions were as fundamental to horology as they were varied.
His career started with a series of breakthroughs: the development of the successful self-winding perpétuelle watches, the introduction of the gongs for repeating watches and the first shock-protection for balance pivots.
Louis XVI and his Queen, Marie-Antoinette, were early enthusiasts of Breguet’s watchmaking. Each watch from his workshops demonstrated the latest horological improvements in an original movement, mostly fitted with lever or ruby-cylinder escapements that he perfected.
A.-L. Breguet took refuge in Switzerland from the excesses of the French Revolution. He returned to Paris overflowing with the ideas that produced the Breguet balance-spring, his first carriage clock (sold to Bonaparte), the sympathique clock and its dependent watch, the tact watch, and finally

If you are a fan of fashion without the fuss then some of the men’s fashion trends for 2010 will be right up your street.

The catwalks of Milan and Paris were awash with simple, sleek designs. Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, Prada and Dior Homme all perfected a pared down look with single breasted coats and straight leg trousers à gogo. Black and white were reoccurring colours and the clothes of tomorrow certainly seem to be inheriting plain and simple qualities.

If you fancy introducing a flash of colour into your wardrobe then look to fashion house Etro for inspiration; their 2010 collection had hints of purple paisley prints in the form of socks and scarves which added a quirky touch to simple, structured outfits.

Graphic-style abstract prints featured in the creations of several designers, including Versace’s futuristic-style collection and the designs of Moschino and Alexander McQueen.

T-shirts are an excellent way to introduce graphic prints into your wardrobe so head to the high street for the best choice in garments that allow you to express yourself in style.

Military trends have made appearances throughout the decades and are still filtering through to the high street. A military style coat or jacket is an easy way to integrate this seemingly endless trend into your wardrobe and will keep you warm and cosy through the changing seasons.

Military colour choices tend to be navy, green, black and grey. Coats can be single or double-breasted and are usually detailed with brass buttons.

When it comes to jeans you are spoilt for choice and the secret to looking your best is dressing to suit your body shape. The classic skinny fit oozes rockstar credibility whereas slimfit offer a more relaxed look.

Black is the color of style and attitude. A color loved by all. A perfect party wear color, it is usually said that you are not ready for a party unless you are dressed in black.  It is all this and more….much more than a mere shade, it is a persona. Fountainhead black refuses to adhere by rules and regulations and is one and only one in the shade card that does not reflect light. For all this and more, this mysterious color has been adopted by the fashionistas and has been sealed till eternity as a chic, sophisticated, sensuous, opulent hue.

One of the most significant hue for menswear- not only for its deep and mysterious look but also for its amazing ability to conceal fat and lend a sophisticated air to just about any body who wear it. It doesn’t matter whether you are fat, thin, fair, dark, and young, mid aged, or old……this color does justice to all. OctanMen, online men’s fashion magazine, tells you how you capture the magnificence of this tint.

Al a mode with black

Black in an unadorned shirt, ordinary trousers, or regular jeans brings in vibrancy and radiates a chic and sophisticated look that no other color can. The perfect hue for foggy, chilly winter days or evenings by the bonfire…..it is just what the doctor orders for the cold months.

Step into a dark trouser and shirt for office, on casual days full sleeve top paired with solid colored jeans, and soft sweaters, fitted jackets keep you feeling warm and appearing hot anytime of the day. Whatever you opt to pair it with, where ever you desire to flaunt this…be assured your look will be sharp, chic, and cutting edge.

As a rule, go in for soft fabrics for tops, T- shirts, and crease- free

So the weather might’ve taken a turn for the worst as we regress into a struggling spring, but even volcanic ash clouds couldn’t stop us from ranging over the globe to find breaking fashion news as it happens. Today marks the 15th Australian Fashion Week, and where we’ve been sure to keep a warmer plan-B wardrobe in case of sun-failure, our antipodean counterparts have been casting off everything possible to emerge beach-ready at the feet of women’s clothing and fashion. The back-story to this celebration of the best Aussie catwalk collections reads like a topsy-turvy version of complaints and outcries on our side of the world during the European Fashion Weeks, with the burgeoning of what is set to be the world’s first aboriginal (really?) face of Vogue, Samantha Harris (18), who took to the runway today in Sydney before a dazzled crowd. Compare this with French V’s still quite unbelievable treatment of racial identity not too long ago, and things seem a little inside out. Further furore came in the form of pleas from plus size friendly clothing agencies accusing the designers and stylists of skinny elitism in their selection of models, the complaint being that this marked a backwards step for Australia’s bid for establishing itself as the leading fashion base outside of Europe. But what of reports from the collections? There are many instances that can be provided. Fighting through the Avatar-themed model stuff was a trend for bikinis worn with platform boots in electric neon colours, at least showing that you don’t need to enter the body of a blue alien to bring some long, lithe legs into your poolside look. Bathing caps were also an ironic favourite that seemed to work better than had been intended, coming in a range of just as bright colours, and